BROOKLYN, New York, April 15 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Popeyes patrons' eyes may pop when they spot PETA's striking visual plea towering over the fast-food chain's location on Flushing Avenue urging everyone to consider that chickens suffer greatly and die in horrible ways for a fleeting craving for flesh and calling on viewers to go vegan. The sky-high appeal follows news that a bird flu outbreak is sweeping the nation and Cal-Maine Foods more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 16 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: 115 organizations from across the state released a letter to Governor Hochul urging her to swiftly sign the bill (A8866/ S8357) that bans drilling and fracking for natural gas and oil using carbon dioxide (CO2) to ensure New Yorkers are protected. The Assembly passed the bill with a bipartisan 98-50 vote on March 12 and the Senate passed it with a bipartisan 45-17 vote on March 20. Seve more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- New Economy Project issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: On Thursday, more than 50 community, housing, and environmental justice groups and elected officials rallied at City Hall for the Community Land Act (https://nyccli.org/cla/), a slate of local bills that would give community land trusts (CLTs) tools to remove land from the speculative market and expand community- and tenant-controlled permanently affordable housing in Black and brown neighborhoods. Th more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 (TNSres) -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following news: Internet advertising revenues reached a record-high of $225 billion, increasing by 7.3% year-over-year overall (YoY) between 2022 and 2023, according to the newly released "IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report: Full Year 2023," conducted by PwC. The report found that Q4 saw the highest growth rate of 12.3% from the year prior (4.4%), with revenues rising to $64.5 billion. "Despite inflation fears, i more PR

NEW YORK, April 20 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following statements on April 19, 2024: * * * Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements today ahead of Saturday's 25 year mark of the mass shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, where 12 students and one teacher died, and 21 people were shot and wounded. "Twenty five years ago, the fear of gun violence entered every American  more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: Twenty years have passed since the media broke the story that US forces and the CIA were torturing "war on terror" detainees at Abu Ghraib and other US-run prisons in Iraq. But for the men who were tortured, it feels like only yesterday. The physical and mental scars they carry serve as daily reminders of the abuse they suffered. Still, several of these men told me they hold out hope that the US gover more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, issued the following news release: Ahead of an expected U.S. Senate vote this week (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/us/fisa-surveillance-bill-program.html) that would not only reauthorize but expand the spying law Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), Access Now and more than 70 civil society organizations are urging Senate leaders to sto more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The American Council of Learned Societies issued the following news release: The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is proud to announce the 2024 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellows (https://www.acls.org/recent-fellows/?_fellow_year=2024&_fellow_program=38351), made possible by the generous support of the Mellon Foundation. This year, the initiative will support 45 doctoral students in the humanities and interpretive social sciences as they pursue bold a more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- Action Against Hunger issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Today marks the one-year anniversary of the start of the conflict in Sudan. Nearly 18 million people, or one in three Sudanese, face high levels of acute food insecurity and five million are dealing with emergency levels of hunger. Conflict and hunger have displaced 8.2 million people, creating one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world today. "This is the worst level of hunger ever record more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: AF Group has joined the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) as its most recent member. Headquartered in Lansing, Michigan, and licensed in 50 states, AF Group is a nationally recognized holding company whose affiliated insurance companies provide specialty insurance solutions offered through independent agents nationwide including property, commercial auto, assumed reinsurance,  more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The World Jewish Congress issued the following letter: * * * Dear Friends, I hope you and your loved ones are faring well in these extremely challenging times. How poignant it is to be sending you greetings for the upcoming Passover festival, of which freedom is such a dominant theme, when dozens of our brothers and sisters are still being held in captivity in Gaza, facing an uncertain future. I am also writing these words in the shadow of the contemptible Iranian missi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association issued the following news release: This past weekend marked New York City's Greek Independence Day celebration, hosted by the Federation of Hellenic American Societies of Greater New York. The festivities began on Friday with the 29th annual flag raising ceremony in Bowling Green Park, which featured performances by many local school children and the Evzones, the Presidential Guard of the Hellenic Republic. Frida more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 -- The American Institute of CPAs issued the following news release: The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) submitted a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requesting clarification and workarounds for the 990 Series Form instructions. A broad category of exempt organizations must file returns with the IRS each year, including hospitals, private foundations, universities, churches and many others. Exempt organizations will generally file a form that is part of the For more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release: The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) submitted a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requesting clarification and workarounds for the 990 Series Form instructions. A broad category of exempt organizations must file returns with the IRS each year, including hospitals, private foundations, universities, churches and many others. Exempt organizations will generall more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 -- The American Jewish Committee issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: American Jewish Committee (AJC) today released its inaugural Voices Against Antisemitism campaign featuring Jewish celebrities and influencers, which highlights the impact Hamas' October 7 massacre in Israel has had on American Jews. The new campaign, centered around six powerful videos, is AJC's latest initiative that dives into the state of antisemitism in America and humanizes what it fe more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 -- The American Jewish Committee issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: A bipartisan group of U.S. mayors just returned from Israel after spending last week in the country as part of a joint American Jewish Committee (AJC) Project Interchange - U.S. Conference of Mayors delegation. The delegation concluded on Friday, April 12, before Iran's attack on Israel on Saturday, April 13. The program's intensive sessions and visits throughout the country enabled Mayors more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Climate Reality Project issued the following news on April 15, 2024: Yesterday, the founder and chairman of The Climate Reality Project, former US Vice President Al Gore, presented the Alfredo Sirkis Memorial Green Ring Award to Climate Reality Leader Dr. Sandy Field at the end of a successful 55th Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in New York City. The award honors Climate Reality Leaders who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to climate activism a more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following statement on April 16, 2024, with 12 organizations: * * * Recent escalations in the Middle East are unprecedented and risk regional conflagration, threatening the lives of millions of civilians, say a group of leading NGOs working in the region. To avoid the security situation spiraling out of control all efforts must be made to ensure de-escalation through political and diplomatic means alone, the group warns. The more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The American Association of Kidney Patients issued the following news release: The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), America's oldest and largest independent kidney patient advocacy organization, awarded its 2024 Medal of Excellence Award in the Physician Category to Dr. Barry Smith, PhD, MD, President of New York-based Dreyfus Health Policy and Research Center. The AAKP announcement occurred during the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the Renal Physicians Assoc more PR

NEW YORK, April 20 -- The American Jewish Congress, an organization that says it works to defend Jewish interests at home and abroad through public policy, advocacy, legislation and the courts, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today the U.S. House of Representatives adopted with a strong bipartisan majority a rule to consider a package that includes much-needed emergency aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. The American Jewish Congress strongly supports this package, presente more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 (TNSres) -- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation issued the following news on April 17, 2024: The Mellon Foundation announced today that it has awarded a total of $25 million to five public colleges and universities--California State University, Fresno; City College of New York; Old Dominion University; University of Missouri - Kansas City; and University of North Carolina Greensboro--to establish paid internship programs for humanities majors. The funding is an effort to enhance  more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development issued the following statement on April 15, 2024: * * * ANHD is appalled and dismayed that despite record homelessness and rising evictions statewide, the housing deal reached by Albany leadership excludes the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP), which is supported across the board by tenants, landlords, homeowners, and homelessness advocates, and by bipartisan legislators in both chambers. The exclusion of this c more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 16 -- The Alliance for Quality Education issued the following statement on April 15, 2024: * * * In response to Governor Hochul's budget announcement, public education advocacy organization the Alliance for Quality Education released the following statement: "We are deeply concerned about all the time wasted in pushing back on cuts instead of charting a path forward toward dismantling educational racism," said Marina Marcou-O'Malley, Co-Executive Director, Alliance fo more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: Armenia's parliament adopted amendments strengthening the country's domestic violence law. The legislation was adopted last week as postwar Armenia both struggles to secure its border with neighboring Azerbaijan and deepen its relations with the European Union. Armenia's 2017 domestic violence law was an important first step, but its accountability provisions were inadequate and protective measures we more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 (TNSres) -- The Asia Society issued the following news release: A new report from the Asia Society Policy Institute examines China's ongoing economic coercion against Lithuania in response to Vilnius seeking closer ties to Taiwan. The case study reveals China's evolving coercion tactics and provides lessons for countries that may be targeted by Beijing in the future. "Economic coercion is a growing threat to the international trading system that cannot be ignored," said Asia more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 (TNSres) -- The Association for Computing Machinery issued the following news release: * * * One of the Most Anticipated Technologies Now Has a Dedicated Research Journal * * * ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has announced the publication of the first issue of the ACM Journal on Autonomous Transportation Systems (JATS), a new research publication covering the broad field of autonomous vehicles--from self-driving cars and trucks to aerial drones--as well as th more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 -- The New York City Anti-Violence Project issued the following news release statement on April 13, 2024: On Friday, NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban issued a late day press release announcing the two officers who killed Kawaski Trawick in his home nearly five years ago will not be fired for causing his death. "We are angry and dismayed at the decision to not fire the two officers who entered Kawaski Trawick's home nearly five years ago and killed him within a matter of second more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: (Sao Paulo) - Brazil's Congress should reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would entrench the criminalization of drug possession for personal use. The Senate is expected to vote in the coming days on an amendment to article 5 of Brazil's Constitution, which guarantees the right to privacy, that would restrict that right by criminalizing the possession of illegal drugs regardless of quantit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following CAIR In the News wrap up: * * * CAIR-PA: Biden's handling of Gaza shakes his support in the Black community (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/17/black-activists-gaza-palestinians/) - The Washington Post CAIR: What to Know About the Turmoil at Colleges Over the Israel-Hamas War (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/us/israel-hamas-war-colleges-antisemitism.html) - New York Times Hillel, a Jewis more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following statement on April 18, 2024: * * * The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, condemns Columbia University for calling on the NYPD to disperse peaceful protesters condemning the ongoing genocide in Palestine. The NYPD's Strategic Response Group (SRG) appeared at the scene with riot gear, and reportedly arrested numer more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Will 2024 be the year that attendees of the Met Gala finally understand the assignment? It will, if PETA has anything to say about it! Ahead of the May 6 event, the group sent a letter today to this year's co-chairs--Anna Wintour, Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, and Chris Hemsworth--pointing out that the theme of The Costume Institute's new exhibition, "Reawakening Fashion," practically begs more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 (TNSres) -- CancerCare issued the following news release: The companionship and support of a pet can be a lifeline for people diagnosed with cancer. However, caring for a pet while also trying to care yourself can be extremely challenging. CancerCare's Pet Assistance & Wellness (PAW) Program recently surveyed (https://www.cancercare.org/blog/cancer_patients_risk_losing_their_pets_cancercare_survey) 244 people diagnosed with cancer who have a dog or cat in their home and found more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 -- Caring Across Generations, an organization of family caregivers, care workers, disabled people and aging adults, issued the following statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Today, Senator Bob Casey (PA) introduced the Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act (https://www.casey.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/ltc_workforce_support_act1.pdf), a historic investment in the country's direct care workforce. America is currently facing a dramatic shortage of direct care workers, which stems di more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran issued the following news release: The Iranian government's escalating violence and repression against women and girls who refuse to comply with the state's compulsory hijab law requires a firm international response, including codifying gender apartheid into international law as a crime against humanity, said the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). "Amid increasing dissent at home and international attention focused on regional ten more PR

EAST GREENBUSH, New York, April 20 -- The Center for Internet Security issued the following news release: The Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS) has once again been named to the list of the Best Companies to Work for in New York by the New York State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, Best Companies Group, and the Rochester Business Journal. CIS is a mission-based, community-driven nonprofit, committed to making the connected world a safer place for people, businesses, more PR

EAST GREENBUSH, New York, April 20 -- The Center for Internet Security issued the following news release: Work-life balance, paid volunteer time, professional development opportunities, generous benefits, and a culture of positivity and collaboration have earned the Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS) recognition as one of the Albany Times Union's Top Workplaces. It marks the eighth consecutive year and 10 times in total that CIS has received the honor. The judging criteria were based on  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, April 18 -- The Central New York Community Foundation issued the following news release: In the seventh year of its Cortland County Bright Ideas program, the Central New York Community Foundation awarded $55,000 to 11 nonprofit organizations serving residents of Cortland County. Each organization received a $5,000 grant. Applicants were invited to submit a 'bright idea' for enhancing their nonprofit and explain how that idea will help the organization to better serve its co more PR

NEW YORK, April 20 -- The Center for Employment Opportunities issued the following news release: Coinciding with Second Chance Month, the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), the nation's largest reentry services provider, is excited to announce the expansion of its Advanced Training Pathways, designed to equip participants with the skills needed to access good quality, high-paying careers that have lower barriers to entry for people with a criminal record. With a mission focused on provi more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 19 -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that New York is the first state to have its new federal home energy rebates application approved. Ceres welcomed this milestone as a key step toward ensuring  more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 -- Cooper Hewitt Museum issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum today announced the appointment of Chris Fralic to its board of trustees. "It's a great pleasure to welcome Chris to Cooper Hewitt's board of trustees," said Maria Nicanor, director of Cooper Hewitt. "Chris has been a longtime friend of Cooper Hewitt and a great advocate for our unique permanent collection, which he intimately understands as an avid collector more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: Amidst warnings from over 50 Civil Society Organisations, EU lawmakers reached a political agreement on the EU's New Pact on Migration and Asylum in December. The agreement is a continuation of a decade of policy that has led to the proliferation of rights violations in Europe. Moreover, it will have devastating implications for the right to international protection in the bloc and greenlights abuses a more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: After a months-long, uneasy detente between Sudan's two warring parties, hundreds of thousands of civilians sheltering in the city of El Fasher in Darfur are in the crosshairs. In the past few days, several villages near El Fasher appear to have been burned to the ground. People in one camp for internally displaced people have reportedly been killed by shelling and in clashes. Alarming reports of mas more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The Clearing House issued the following news release: MUFG Bank, Ltd., one of the largest banks in Japan, and Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, one of the leading investment banking groups in Europe, successfully completed the first payment in the ISO 20022 message format on The Clearing House's CHIPS(R) network, the largest private-sector high-value clearing and settlement system in the world. The CHIPS network's implementation of ISO 20022 messages, which we more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, April 19 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news on April 18, 2024: Ever wonder why a zebra has stripes? This question might've inspired a young Benjamin Cowley to get into science in the first place. Today, he's an assistant professor at Cold Spring Harbor (CSHL) investigating how the brain's visual system works. That's a tall order, as the human brain contains about 100 billion neurons. So, Cowley starts someplace smaller--in the mind of th more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship issued the following news on April 15, 2024: On April 15, 2024, NFTE announced the winners of the 2023-2024 World Series of Innovation Competition (WSI), presented by Aramco and MetLife Foundation. 18 groups were chosen based on their innovative solutions to six challenges in specific areas, including health, education and economic development--all aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Overall, 5,537 participa more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 19 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America issued the following news release: California and Alaska Lead Rankings of Year-over-Year Increases, While New York and Washington Lag; New York Posts Largest Number and Percent of Monthly Increases, While Oregon Has Largest Declines Construction employment increased in 39 states in March from a year earlier, while 36 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between February an more PR

YONKERS, New York, April 19 -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The U.S. Senate today voted to reject a bill (S. 4072) that would have blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing a rule to lower emissions from new cars and light-duty trucks. Consumer Reports, the nonprofit consumer research, testing and advocacy organization, provided input and analysis to the EPA as it developed the rule over the past year. Chris Harto, senior policy ana more PR

YONKERS, New York, April 16 -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today issued an urgent warning to the public regarding the safety risks posed by Unit Pack Power (UPP) e-bike batteries. According to the CPSC, UPP lithium-ion batteries with model number "U004" or "U004-1" present fire and burn hazards. This urgent warning comes after 13 people in the U.S. reported the battery overheated, including seven report more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers identified a propaganda video from the banned British neo-Nazi group National Action on Twitter/X, shared by a prominent extreme right account that supports the Active Club movement. Also last week, CEP researchers locat more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 (TNSres) -- Democrats for Education Reform issued the following statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Today, DFER CEO Jorge Elorza released the following statement in response to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona's testimony during the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Hearing: "We commend Secretary of Education, Dr. Miguel Cardona, for his recent public support of public charter schools during the House Appropriations Committee meeting hearing on the Department's proposed FY25 budg more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The Alliance for Downtown New York issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: The Downtown Alliance and Wanderful announced that the 2025 WITS Travel Creator Summit will take place in Lower Manhattan in May of 2025. The annual event brings together tourism professionals, entrepreneurs and influencers from across the globe to discuss future innovations, build dynamic collaborations and change travel worldwide, all while supporting and empowering a dynamic communit more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The National Kidney Foundation issued the following news release: The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) proudly announces that Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, FACS, is the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Excellence in Transplantation Award. Currently, Dr. Montgomery is the H. Leon Pachter Chairman and Professor of Surgery at New York University (NYU) Langone Health and the Director of the NYU Transplant Institute. This award will be presented to Dr. Montgomery at the ann more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 20 -- Environmental Advocates of New York issued the following statement on April 19, 2024: * * * In a major victory for New York's environment and economy, the final state budget fully restores funding for the Clean Water Infrastructure Act to $500 million. Governor Hochul had proposed $250 million for the program, a 50% cut from its usual annual funding, earlier this year. The following statement can be attributed to Rob Hayes, Director of Clean Water with Environme more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has announced its 2023 class of AAAS Fellows, including Steven Hamburg, Chief Scientist of Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). This lifetime honor, which follows a nomination and review process, recognizes scientists, engineers and innovators across 24 disciplinary sections for scientific excellence, fostering trust in the communities they serve an more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on April 18, 2024, by Alice Henderson, director and lead counsel for transportation and clean air: * * * Today Kentucky and allied states filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging EPA's clean car standards - performance-based protections that will reduce climate and health-harming pollution from new cars and passengers trucks in model years 2027 through 2032. "Tailp more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced a settlement in the District's suit against the NRA, which accused the NRA Foundation of improperly funneling millions of dollars to the NRA. This announcement comes weeks before the scheduled trial and just months after the NRA and its officers were found liable on nearly every count in the Attorney General of The State of New York v. NRA t more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: (Oslo, April 18, 2024) - The bombing and shelling of cities and towns during armed conflict has devastating consequences for cultural heritage and civilians, Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic said in a report released today. Minimizing this harm should be addressed at the first meeting of countries endorsing the 2022 Political Declaration on the Protection of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSres) -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following fact sheet on March 19, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * CO2 Fracking: A Recipe for Disaster Nearly ten years after New York State's historic ban on hydraulic fracking, a recently formed out-of-state company seeks to exploit vulnerabilities in the law/a to launch a dangerous, bizarre, and far-reaching plan to frack with liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Southern Tier region. The technology has many of the same clim more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 20 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement on April 19, 2024: * * * Governor Hochul and legislative leaders are set to release a final 2024-2025 state budget, without two key priorities of the state's climate movement, the NY HEAT Act and the Climate Change Superfund Act, after Speaker Heastie reportedly killed them in budget negotiations this week. In response, Food & Water Watch Senior New York Organizer Laura Shindell, released the following state more PR

ALBANY, New Tork, April 16 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement: Multiple sources and media reporting suggest that Speaker Heastie is blocking the inclusion of the NY HEAT Act in the final New York State budget, expected any day now. The NY HEAT Act is a priority of the grassroots climate movement, and politically popular legislation. The Senate and Governor both included elements of the bill in their budget proposals, and a majority of Assembly members co-sponsor the legi more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association issued the following news release: ISDA has announced that four directors have joined its Board and 10 others have been re-elected at ISDA's Annual General Meeting in Tokyo. The new directors are: * Erik Tim Mueller, Chief Executive Officer, Eurex Clearing AG * Jared Noering, Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income Trading, NatWest Markets * Brad Tully, Managing Director and Global Head of Corporate Derivatives and Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release: On Monday, a coalition of 271 civil-society groups and local, state and Tribal governments sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives that urges all members to sign a discharge petition (H. Res. 1119) filed by Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-New York) in support of the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act. The legislation would provide an  more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: (Abuja) - A bill before Gambia's National Assembly to reverse a groundbreaking 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) jeopardizes the rights of women and girls in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. Gambia is among the 10 countries with the highest levels of FGM. In addition to the 2015 ban, which made all acts of FGM a criminal offense, the Gambian government adopted a national strategy  more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: Germany's economy is very dependent on China, so expectations were low that Chancellor Olaf Scholz would place human rights concerns prominently on the agenda of his April 13-16 trip to China. But his apparent unwillingness to publicly say the words "human rights" was deeply disappointing. The Chinese government's long-egregious human rights record has become dramatically more repressive since Xi Jinp more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: (Berlin) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz should stress the importance of human rights in the Sino-German relationship during his visit to China and meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Human Rights Watch said today. Scholz arrived in Beijing on April 13, 2024, and is expected to meet with Xi on April 16. "Chancellor Scholz should not play second fiddle to Germany's narrow business interests, but more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- Gay Men's Health Crisis issued the following news release: Amid a national housing crisis, stable housing is the top need reported by GMHC's new clients living with HIV; it's also a pressing need for long-term survivors. In response, GMHC has quadrupled its supportive housing capabilities, thanks to transformative grants from federal and New York City agencies. These grants have increased our Housing Department's supportive housing from 93 units to 362 for clients, most  more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- U.S. Tour Operators Association issued the following news release: Following an assessment of its current business model, Holland America Group is no longer a USTOA Active Member effective April 4, 2024. Accordingly, Holland America Group's brands Princess Cruise Lines, Holland America Line and Seabourn Cruise Line, no longer participate in the USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program. "Travel advisors should be aware that purchases of cruise line tours of Princess C more PR

NEW YORK, April 12 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following letter: * * * Re: Upcoming China visit and human rights Dear Chancellor Scholz, We are writing to you on behalf of Human Rights Watch in advance of your visit to China on April 13-16, 2024. We recognize that Germany has a complicated and multifaceted relationship with China. While the German economy remains heavily reliant upon China, the German government has increasingly recognized the Chinese governme more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following news on April 17, 2024: Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has issued a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee supporting its work to create a national data privacy law, as well as online protections for children. However the leading trade body for the digital advertising industry also points out flaws in several bills the Committee considered at a hearing today entitled "Legislative Solutions to Protect  more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Today, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), elected officials, member organizations, allies, and immigrant New Yorkers celebrate the passage of the Language Access Expansion Act in the New York State Senate. Championed by Senator Tim Kennedy (D-63), the State Senate moved to pass the Language Access Expansion Act (S.3381-A / A.7235), extending the current Language Access policy.  more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: Last year was the hottest on record, with extreme weather events in many corners of the globe. It was also the year in which countries reached a landmark agreement at the UN Climate Conference (COP28) to begin "transitioning away from fossil fuels". If governments are to comply with this agreement and avert global climate collapse, there cannot be any new expansion of coal, oil and gas production. Thi more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 -- The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: ICCR's Governing Board today announced that the 2024 Legacy Award winner is Patricia (Pat) Zerega, who recently retired from Mercy Investment Services. The ICCR Legacy Award was created to honor those whose work has provided a strong moral foundation and an enduring record of demonstrated influence on corporate policies. The breadth and depth of Pat's dedication to amplif more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Investors members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) today announced that Coca-Cola ($KO) and Pepsi ($PEP) -- two of the world's largest beverage companies -- would face shareholder proposals questioning the companies' continued use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) at their May 1st annual stockholder meetings. The resolutions request that b more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB) announce the launch of the Welcome Corps at Work (WCW) program, a new initiative that offers a humanitarian solution to both skilled labor shortages in the U.S. and refugee displacement abroad. WCW connects U.S. employers with qualified refugees and, after receiving a concrete job offer, facilitates their more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is urging the World Bank and its donors to commit to an ambitious twenty-first replenishment of the International Development Association fund (IDA21), the largest single source of development finance for the world's poorest countries. This is the first replenishment of IDA since the World Bank launched its updated mission to eliminate extreme poverty on a livable more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 -- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association issued the following news release: ISDA has announced that it is extending its Digital Regulatory Reporting (DRR) initiative to several additional jurisdictions, enabling firms to implement changes to regulatory reporting requirements cost-effectively and accurately, reducing the risk of regulatory penalties for misreported data. The ISDA DRR is being extended to cover rule amendments being implemented under the UK Europ more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 (TNSres) -- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association issued the following news release: ISDA has published its latest margin survey, which shows that $1.4 trillion of initial margin (IM) and variation margin (VM) was collected by 32 leading derivatives market participants for their non-cleared derivatives exposures at the end of 2023, unchanged from the previous year. The $1.4 trillion total comprised $462.0 billion of IM and $944.5 billion of VM, compared to $325 more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 -- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association issued the following statement on April 16, 2024: * * * ISDA has published the following statement in response to today's announcement by the Bank of Israel (BOI) on the future cessation of all TELBOR tenors. "Today's announcement constitutes an index cessation event under the 2021 ISDA Interest Rate Derivatives Definitions and the November 2022 Benchmarks Module to the ISDA 2021 Fallbacks Protocol. As a result, the fal more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 (TNSres) -- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association issued the following news release: Tokyo and Singapore will be the top locations for derivatives trading in the Asia-Pacific region over the next three to five years, according to market participants who responded to a survey to mark the start of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association's (ISDA) 38th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Tokyo on April 16-18. Asked to rank the importance of a selection of A more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 (TNSres) -- JDRF, a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release: JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, proudly presented awards to five outstanding leaders in T1D research whose impact has pushed JDRF's mission forward. Award recipients include: * Linda DiMeglio, M.D. and Moshe Phillip, M.D., co-recipients, George Eisenbarth Award for Type 1 Diabetes Prevention * Colin Dayan, M.D.,  more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 (TNSres) -- JDRF, a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release: * * * Award recognizes outstanding efforts in type 1 diabetes research * * * JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, proudly announces Colin Dayan, M.D., Ph.D., as the recipient of the 2023 JDRF Rumbough Award in recognition of his remarkable accomplishments in T1D research. The JDRF David Rumbough Award acknowledges  more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 (TNSres) -- JDRF, a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release: * * * Award recognizes outstanding efforts in type 1 diabetes research * * * JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, proudly announces Kirstine Bell, Ph.D., as the recipient of the 2023 Dr. Robert Goldstein Award in recognition of her notable contributions to T1D research. Named for Dr. Robert Goldstein, who played a k more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 (TNSres) -- JDRF, a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release: * * * Award recognizes outstanding efforts in type 1 diabetes research * * * JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, proudly announces Dr. Linda DiMeglio as co-recipient of the 2023 George Eisenbarth Award for Type 1 Diabetes Prevention in recognition of her leadership in prevention research. Named after esteemed rese more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 (TNSres) -- JDRF, a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release: * * * Award recognizes outstanding efforts in type 1 diabetes research * * * JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, proudly announces Dr. Moshe Phillip as co-recipient of the 2023 George Eisenbarth Award for Type 1 Diabetes Prevention in recognition of his leadership in prevention research. Named after esteemed resea more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 (TNSres) -- JDRF, a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release: * * * Award recognizes outstanding efforts in type 1 diabetes research * * * JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, proudly announces Dr. Viral Shah as the recipient of the 2023 Mary Tyler Moore and S. Robert Levine, M.D., Excellence in Clinical Research Award for his leadership and achievements in T1D research. The a more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: (Amman) - Jordanian authorities should halt the imminent deportation of a Syrian communications student who faces a significant risk of persecution if forcibly returned to Syria, Human Rights Watch said today. The police arrested Atia Mohamad Abu Salem, 24, and a Jordanian friend on April 9, 2024, as they were on their way to film a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza in Amman. He an more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: Justa Libertad, an Ecuadorian coalition of eight civil society organizations, recently filed a lawsuit before the Constitutional Court of Ecuador seeking to decriminalize abortion. This crucial initiative seeks to ensure that women, girls, and other pregnant people can access safe abortion care. It follows similar coalitions that achieved progress in other Latin American countries like Colombia, Mexico more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: Last month, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found the Peruvian government responsible for violating the right to a healthy environment, among other rights, of residents of La Oroya, a town exposed to toxic pollution from a mine and smelter complex, the first ruling of its kind before the Court. The town is so polluted that one study by Peru's Ministry of Health in 2005 found that 99.9 percent  more PR

NEW YORK, April 20 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following statement on April 19, 2024: * * * In response to Columbia University's deployment of the NYPD, including its Strategic Response Group, to arrest scores of pro-Palestine student demonstrators on Thursday, LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following statement, which can be attributed to President and General Counsel Lourdes M. Rosado: "As an organization focused on human and civil rights, LatinoJustice is committed to uplifting the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The League of Women Voters nonpartisan election information tool VOTE411.org announced today that it has been honored for Government & Associations: Websites & Mobile Sites in the 28th Annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international a more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The American Association of Advertising Agencies issued the following letter on April 17, 2024: The 4A's and Association of National Advertisers (ANA) weighed in against certain provisions in the discussion draft of the American Privacy Rights Act ("APRA") that could curb advertisers' and agencies' ability to engage in online behavioral advertising. "The bill could significantly limit the ability of advertisers in every Congressional District (businesses, nonprofits, polit more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The Association of National Advertisers issued the following news release: The 4A's and Association of National Advertisers (ANA) weighed in against certain provisions in the discussion draft of the American Privacy Rights Act ("APRA") that could curb advertisers' and agencies' ability to engage in online behavioral advertising. The bill could significantly limit the ability of advertisers in every Congressional District (businesses, nonprofits, political campaigns, and t more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: Dear Executive Directors, We, the undersigned human rights, faith-based, and economic justice organizations, are writing to express concerns that the World Bank and IMF are failing to promote the human right to social security for all.[1] We are proposing four policy changes that would advance the right to social security in line with human rights standards, and we would like to meet with you to explo more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 18, 2024, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Too Many Passive Investors? There's No Such Thing By Allison Schrager - Can markets still be efficient if most investors aren't even paying attention? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. US markets are doing much better than markets everywhere else, but no one seems to know why. Yes, there are theories: Perhaps it's the promise of AI, although it remains to more PR

NEW YORK, April 14 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to Commentary.org: * * * America, Jews, and the Ivy League By Tal Fortgang The case for rejecting the prestige Once upon a time, not even a decade ago, the most important place in the world to me was a nondescript building on Washington Road in Princeton, New Jersey. Sitting in the shadow of Princeton University's vaunted eating clubs, the Center for Jewish Life hosted daily prayer services, kosher  more PR

NEW YORK, April 14 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to Commentary.org: * * * Biden's Electric-Vehicle Hustle By James B. Meigs Joe Biden never said, "If you like your gas-powered car, you can keep your gas-powered car," in the manner of his former boss dissembling to the American people about doctors and Obamacare. Instead, candidate Biden said the quiet part out loud to a CNN town hall in 2019. We need to "get internal-combustion-engine vehicles off  more PR

NEW YORK, April 13 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the New York Post: * * * Schools Are Teaching Kids to 'Feel' Antisemitic By Hannah E. Meyers As campus antisemitism mounted over the past decade, we tragically misdiagnosed the problem -- and therefore massively misaligned the treatment. Government, civil society, and Jewish groups have interpreted antisemitism as a problem of improper emotion: too much hate. And so policies and programs have f more PR

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the New York Post: * * * Thanks to Liberal Pols, New York's Apartments Are Quickly Falling Apart By Seth Barron New York City has some amazing real-estate bargains -- as long as you don't look too closely. For instance, a 25-unit apartment building is listed for sale on 135th Street in Harlem. The structure, containing recently renovated one- and two-bedroom apartments, is located near City College more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 18, 2024, to The Hill: * * * Stop Appeasing China at the World Bank and IMF By Dan Katz and D.J. Nordquist As the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund gather this week, they will rightfully claim to be at the center of the international financial system, as central bank governors, finance ministers, private sector participants, and civil society organizations from around the world d more PR

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the Washington Examiner: * * * The War on Error: A New Project Seeks to Root Out Fraud in Academia By James Piereson and Naomi Schaefer Riley Malte Elson, a psychologist at the University of Bern, is hoping to chip away at some of the seemingly widespread problem of incorrect or falsified research that is plaguing academia. When I build my research on top of something that's erroneous and I don't more PR

NEW YORK, April 14 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to The Washington Free Beacon: * * * The Marriage Bonus By Nora Kenney REVIEW: 'Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization' by Brad Wilcox When I was 16, on the recommendation of Oprah Winfrey, I read Eat, Pray, Love (2006). The bestselling memoir tells of "one woman's search for everything across Italy, India, and Indonesia," as the subtitle puts it more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following statement: * * * The Manhattan Institute's director of constitutional studies, Ilya Shapiro, responds to the Biden administration's new Title IX provisions: "There's a reason this new Title IX rule was delayed again and again: the Biden administration knew that it was stretching the law beyond its breaking point. At a time when American higher education is in crisis, with a drastic loss in popular confidence, this new rule add more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 (TNSrep) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following issue brief on March 26, 2024 by Jesse Arm entitled "Assessing Crime in Chattanooga Survey Analysis of City Residents on Public Safety, Policing, and Policy Reforms." * * * Here are excerpts: Between February 10th and 13th, the Manhattan Institute polled a representative sample of 550 residents of Chattanooga, Tennessee, on their feelings about public safety, policing, policy proposals aimed at curbing crime, and the  more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 (TNSrep) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following issue brief on April 4, 2024 by Paul G. Vallas entitled "Bridging Educational Gaps, Building Brighter Futures Paid High School Work-Study Programs." * * * Here are excerpts: Introduction Students who have dropped out of high school--and those at risk of doing so--are at greater risk of lifelong poverty, involvement with the criminal justice system, dependence on government welfare programs, and even premature death.[ more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 (TNSrep) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following issue brief on April 11, 2024 by Brian Riedl entitled "Don't Bust the Cap Problems with Eliminating the Social Security Tax Cap." * * * Here are excerpts: Social Security's deepening funding shortfalls are driving the system's trust fund to within a decade from insolvency, which would mean an immediate 23% reduction in benefits. Social Security's program deficits--which budget experts have warned for decades would occ more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following statement: The Manhattan Institute has joined the American Civil Rights Project on an amicus brief supporting a petition for the Supreme Court to take up the case Carpenter v. Vilsack, in which Leisl Carpenter of Wyoming challenges the constitutionality of a COVID-19 spending program. MI's director of constitutional studies, Ilya Shapiro, and Dan Morenoff, the executive director of the American Civil Rights Project, summarize th more PR

NEW YORK, April 11 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: Social Security's looming shortfall is a top issue ahead of the 2024 election. Historically, when pressed on how to avoid deficits, progressives and an increasing number of non-progressives lead us to believe the answer is simple and obvious: apply Social Security's 12.4% tax rate to all wages, rather than continue to limit this tax to an individual's first $168,600 earned annually. This policy is sold as  more PR

NEW YORK, April 20 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Between April 8th and 11th, the Manhattan Institute polled a representative sample of 700 likely voters in New York City's 2025 mayoral election on their feelings about elected leaders, upcoming political contests, the state of the city, public safety, immigration, and various electoral reform proposals. The results suggest a challenging climate for Mayor Eric Adams. There is broad--cross-party a more PR

NEW YORK, April 9 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: * * * Residents in Baltimore's high crime areas are capable of helping the police make their streets safer * * * Criminologists have long known that crime is highly concentrated--in most cities approximately 50% of crime happens on only 5% of streets. As a result, many cities have effectively reduced crime by concentrating police resources in extremely high-crime "hot-spots." Yet little research has been more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: * * * Taxing spouses individually can would help support today's most common family arrangement * * * Yesterday was Tax Day, the final day for Americans of all backgrounds to file the often-complicated paperwork needed to determine how much they pay, and--depending on a variety of factors--how much they save. In a new report, Manhattan Institute fellow Robert VerBruggen examines how the tax system treat more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on April 9, 2024 by David Weisburd, Clair V. Uding, Kiseong Kuen, Beidi Dong entitled ""It's Not as Bad as People Think the Place Is": The Potential for Informal Social Control at Crime Hot Spots." * * * Here are excerpts: Executive Summary Criminologists have long known that crime is highly concentrated--in most cities, approximately 50% of crime happens on only 5% of streets. As a result, many cities have ef more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on April 5, 2024 entitled "2023 President's Update." * * * Here are excerpts: We're pleased to share with you the annual Manhattan Institute President's Update. Detailed within are the many ways the Institute's scholars are working to ensure a safer, freer, and more prosperous future for America and its great cities. Over the past year, the Institute has transformed the debates over rising crime, reckless fisca more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on March 28, 2024 by Stephen Eide entitled "How to Reform Correctional Mental Health Care." * * * Here are excerpts: Executive Summary "Trans-institutionalization" refers to the shift of seriously mentally ill adults from the care of psychiatric institutions to correctional institutions. Beginning in the 1950s, public mental health agencies have pursued the deinstitutionalization of the seriously mentally ill. more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center issued the following statement on April 15, 2024: * * * Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) issued the following statement regarding its fiscal year 2023 results: "MSK's financial performance for fiscal year 2023 demonstrated a sustained financial recovery with an operating income of $134.3 million. The steady improvement in operating results is attributed to our ongoing financial recovery plans, expense management, an more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) announced today a collaborative grant for $300,000 awarded to Jonathan Watts, PhD, professor of RNA therapeutics; Erik Sontheimer, PhD, the Pillar Chair in Biomedical Research and professor of RNA therapeutics; Scot Wolfe, PhD, professor of molecular, cell & cancer biology; Wen Xue, PhD, ass more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) announced today a collaborative grant for $300,000 awarded to Jonathan Watts, PhD, professor of RNA therapeutics; Erik Sontheimer, PhD, the Pillar Chair in Biomedical Research and professor of RNA therapeutics; Scot Wolfe, PhD, professor of molecular, cell & cancer biology; Wen Xue, PhD, associate  more PR

OAKLAND, California, April 17 -- Muslim Advocates issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: On Tuesday, Muslim Advocates filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) on behalf of students of the City University of New York School of Law (CUNY Law). The complaint asserts that throughout this academic year CUNY Law administration has targeted student advocacy for Palestinian freedom and refused to protect students from anti-Pale more PR

OAKLAND, California, April 18 -- Muslim Advocates issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: On Tuesday, Muslim Advocates filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) on behalf of students of the City University of New York School of Law (CUNY Law). The complaint asserts that throughout this academic year CUNY Law administration has targeted student advocacy for Palestinian freedom and refused to protect students from anti-Pale more PR

RENSSELAER, New York, April 17 -- The New York Independent System Operator issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) announced today the selection of Michael Crowe to its Board of Directors, effective April 16, 2024. The selection of Mr. Crowe is the result of the NYISO's stakeholder process in which representatives from each market sector work to conduct a national search and recommend potential directors to the Board. The NYISO Boar more PR

RENSSELAER, New York, April 19 -- The New York Independent System Operator issued the following news release: The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) this week launched a first-in-the-nation program to integrate aggregations into the wholesale electric markets of distributed energy resources (DER), such as small-scale solar arrays, residential batteries, and electric vehicles. This follows approval of new market rules by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to implement the  more PR

NEW YORK, April 20 (TNSres) -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * Further research may offer clues to what triggered their MS and will lay the groundwork for detecting and treating MS much earlier to reduce future worsening * * * Investigators at the University of California, San Francisco and collaborators leveraged a massive collection of blood samples to search for an immune antibody signature that could identify people in the pre-clinical stage of MS more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The Ad Council issued the following news release: The Ad Council and U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the launch of a new PSA campaign raising awareness about the dangers of buzzed driving, focused on reaching young men between the ages of 21 and 34. The new PSAs, produced in collaboration with independent creative agency Curiosity, is part of the Ad Council and NHTSA's long-running campaign that has been  more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Jed Foundation issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: * * * Students are 25% less likely to report a suicide attempt, 13% less likely to report suicidal planning, have lower average anxiety and depression scores, and are more likely to graduate. * * * The Jed Foundation (JED), a leading nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for our nation's teens and young adults, released a new report today revealing a significant decl more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSres) -- The R Street Institute issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, the R Street Institute released a new report that explores the complexity of police use of force. Co-authored by Logan Seacrest, a resident fellow for the Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties program, and Jillian Snider, the program's policy director and a retired New York Police Department officer, the report acknowledges that mistrust of police is at an all-time high, driven by  more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The New York City Bar Association issued the following statement on April 18, 2024: * * * The New York City Bar Association is deeply disappointed by the inclusion in the FY2024-25 New York State budget of a late-breaking proposal from Governor Kathy Hochul to sweep $55 million of non-taxpayer dollars from the Interest on Lawyers Account Fund (IOLA). The initial executive budget had proposed sweeping $100 million from IOLA to the general fund, which was rescinded on Febru more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Today, the New York City Council released data showing the negative impacts on childrens' schooling caused by Mayor Adams' 60-day asylum seeker family shelter eviction policy. As of March 3, roughly one in five asylum seeker children whose families have received eviction notices were forced to leave the school they were previously attending. This amounts to nearly one thousand asylum se more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 16 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Impacted New Yorkers and allies from across the state rallied in Albany today to call out elected leaders who have made dangerous and dehumanizing anti-immigrant statements. They demanded the passage of several bills that will provide real community safety for all, regardless of immigration status. Directly impacted community members, advocates and legislators rejected the divi more PR

NEW YORK, April 20 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following statement on April 19, 2024: * * * Today, New York City Mayor Eric Adams along with New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced $514 million in funding for education programs for FY25 that had previously been paid for with federal stimulus funding. This includes $6 million for translation and interpretation services, $17 million for coordinators for students in temporary housing in schools and shelters, $1 more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 16 -- The New York State Association of Counties issued the following news release: County executives from across the state have elected Monroe County Executive Adam Bellow as second vice president of the New York State County Executives' Association (NYSCEA). NYSCEA is an affiliate of the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) and represents the 19 counties that have county executives as their chief elected official. These counties, including the City of New Yo more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 20 (TNSres) -- The New York State Association of Counties issued the following news release: Ahead of Earth Day, the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) is calling for action on legislation to modernize and strengthen local recycling, regulate harmful chemicals, and safeguard public health and the environment. Central to NYSAC's priorities is the reinstatement of paper products like direct mail and office paper into the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infra more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, April 16 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news on April 15, 2024: Pharmaceutical companies need to make drugs quickly. They need to produce chemical compounds in large amounts. And they need these compounds to have as few harmful side effects as possible. But in reality, many chemical reactions are imperfect and inefficient. Click chemistry is a revolutionary process that allows scientists to cleanly and quickly uncover more sustainable sou more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement on April 18, 2024: * * * In response to Columbia University's deployment of the NYPD to arrest pro-Palestine student demonstrators, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement, attributable to Executive Director Donna Lieberman: "Universities have a long tradition of student advocacy and engagement, where viewpoints are tested and difficult debate is encouraged. Columbia University has a  more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement on April 17, 2024: * * * In response to today's House Committee hearing on antisemitism and the questioning of Columbia University President Nemat Shafik, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement, attributable to Executive Director Donna Lieberman: "Combatting antisemitism is critical, but the House Committee is weaponizing that cause for a McCarthyite political agenda. Committee lead more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The Open Society Foundations issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: In an effort to address the urgent needs of Haiti amidst an ongoing political, economic, and security crisis, the Open Society Foundations today announced a commitment of $20 million to support Haitian civil society. The investment will support a range of initiatives aimed at strengthening Haitian civil society and fostering inclusive development. Open Society's commitment comes as part of a more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The Open Society Foundations issued the following news release: The Open Society Foundations will close their national foundation in Kyrgyzstan following the passing of a new law which imposes restrictive, broad, and ill-defined regulations on the activities of internationally funded local organizations. Open Society launched the Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan in 1993, when the country was navigating a complex socioeconomic crisis following its independence from the former S more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The Orthodox Union, also known as Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, issued the following news release: Since the horrific atrocities of October 7, OU Israel has served as a leading source of physical, emotional, and spiritual chizuk for thousands of traumatized Israelis of all ages. From citizens who have tragically lost loved ones, to evacuees forced to flee their homes, to families with members in Tzahal, to olim experiencing war for the first time, to y more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Orthodox Union, also known as Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, issued the following news release: * * * Groundbreaking Research by Jewish Nonprofit Planning and Research Institute and Gemiluth Chessed of Greater New York Focuses on the Experience of Food Insecurity * * * While their friends and neighbors are feverishly shopping and cooking for Pesach, thousands of kashrut-observant Jews in New York's five boroughs who live with food insecu more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 -- The Orthodox Union, also known as Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, issued the following news release: Staff Sgt. Maoz Morell Hy"d of Talmon, was only 22 years old on February 15, 2024, when he succumbed to wounds sustained during combat a week earlier in the Gaza Strip. Maoz was a student at Yeshivat Hesder Kfar Tapuah and was highly devoted to learning Torah, requesting that seforim be brought to the frontlines so that he could pursue his passion while o more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 (TNSres) -- PEN America issued the following news release: The number of individual books banned by schools is soaring to a record level, according to a new PEN America report Banned in the USA: Narrating the Crisis. The report documents over 4,000 instances of book banning during the first half of the current school year - more than in the entire previous 2022-2023 school year. The report, which examines book bans from July to December 2023, details book bans in 52 public s more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- PEN America issued the following agency statement on April 17, 2024: * * * In response to an article in Prism Reports raising concern around Prison and Justice Writing contest winners not receiving award money, PEN America issued the following statement: We remain committed to the writers we serve, who live and work from prisons across the United States and are the heart of our program. While our work in the carceral space has been ongoing since the 1970s, we are continu more PR

HEWLETT, New York, April 15 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Potential patrons of the Starbucks store on Peninsula Boulevard might rethink ordering cow's milk in their lattes after they spot PETA's striking new visual plea that features cows marching across a bridge and urges viewers to be on the right side of history by going vegan. The billboard--designed by The Community ad agency--is part of PETA's campaign calling on Starbucks to stop charg more PR

NEW YORK, April 20 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, the final rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was published and will go into effect in 60 days. Dr. Jamila Perritt, ob/gyn in DC and President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health responds: "After years of tireless advocacy, I am thrilled that pregnant workers across the country will soon have reasonable protections for the basic resources, time, and simpl more PR

OSSINING, New York, April 20 -- Riverkeeper issued the following news release: Riverkeeper applauds Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature for their dedication to our environment and clean water, as demonstrated by the passage of the 2025 state budget which includes significant wins for New York and the Hudson River. The budget not only allocates substantial funding for environmental initiatives but also supports policy victories crucial for the protection of New York's natural reso more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release: Mayor Eric Adams today announced a partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation and other leading New York City-based institutions to reduce food-related carbon emissions. The city's integrated greenhouse gas inventory found that 20 percent of New York City's overall emissions comes from the production and consumption of food. As the city has committed to reduce its emissions by a third by 2030, the administratio more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 (TNSres) -- Roosevelt Institute, an organization that focuses on corporate and public power, labor and wages and the economics of race and gender inequality, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: * * * New Roosevelt Institute report explores the cultural wreckage of neoliberalism, cultural counterreactions to the ideology, the post-neoliberal Right's success in harnessing widespread dissatisfaction, and potential pathways forward for progressives * * * Mount more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, welcomes the House of Representatives' passage of the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, which prohibits law enforcement and intelligence agencies from purchasing Americans' personal data without a court order. First introduced in 2021, the bill has gained bipa more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: (Beirut) - Saudi authorities should immediately release Waleed Abu al-Khair, an award-winning Saudi human rights defender and lawyer, 17 human rights groups including Human Rights Watch said today, on the 10th anniversary of his arrest. He is serving a 15-year prison sentence due to his peaceful human rights activism. "This grim anniversary of Waleed Abu al-Khair's arrest undermines Crown Prince Moham more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Sikh Coalition issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, the Sikh Coalition reveals the organization's landmark study: Where Are You Really From: A National Sikh School Climate Report. The report is available online here, with key findings and other resources consolidated at thesikh.co/WAYRF. The new report is the Sikh Coalition's first comprehensive report on the experiences of Sikh youth since the organization's 2014 report Go Home, Terro more PR

NEW YORK, April 12 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: (Nairobi) - As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the country's brutal conflict between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), they should make clear that those responsible for ongoing atrocities and other violations of international humanitarian law will be held to account, Human Rights Watch said today. This includes  more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: (Berlin, April 16, 2024) - Several people based in Lithuania, Poland, and Turkey, linked to a banned Tajik opposition movement, Group 24, have in recent months disappeared or have been arrested and threatened with extradition to Tajikistan, Human Rights Watch and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee said today.  Group 24 is a political movement promoting democratic reforms in Tajikistan, which the Tajik  more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: Monday, 15 April 2024 marks the tenth anniversary of the arrest of Saudi human rights defender Waleed Abu al-Khair, who is serving a 15-year prison sentence as a result of his peaceful human rights activism. He has repeatedly been ill-treated in prison, including being denied vital medical care. The undersigned organizations call on the Saudi authorities to allow him immediate access to the medical car more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, April 16 -- Brooklyn Museum issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: The major retrospective exhibition brings together more than 150 works across sculpture, prints, paintings, and ephemera, shining a spotlight on a defining artist of the twentieth century. On view at the Brooklyn Museum, September 13, 2024-January 19, 2025; the National Gallery of Art, March 9-July 6, 2025; and the Art Institute of Chicago, August 30, 2025-January 4, 2026 The retrospective exh more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The National Kidney Foundation issued the following news release: The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is delighted to announce that Dr. Suma Nair is the recipient of this year's esteemed Public Service Award. Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD, is the Associate Administrator for the Health Systems Bureau at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She is recognized for her exceptional dedication to advancing health equity  more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 -- The New York Community Trust issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The New York Community Trust today announced $9.9 million in grants to 55 nonprofits, for a year-to-date of $17.6 million in Trust support for nonprofits working to make New York a healthier and more equitable place to live. This latest round of grants supports local organizations addressing a wide range of community needs, including preserving the local environment, ensuring migrants can a more PR

EMMITSBURG, Maryland, April 19 -- The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation issued the following news on April 18, 2024: Earlier this year, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) named Chief Tom Richardson its official liaison to the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY). As the FDNY liaison for the NFFF, Chief Richardson will serve as the primary point of contact to the FDNY leadership, the Counseling Service Unit, Family Assistance Unit, and the FDNY Foundation. Chief R more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 (TNSres) -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The U.S. Congress should immediately abolish the use of solitary confinement in U.S. immigration detention facilities, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) urged during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee today. "Solitary confinement unquestionably leads to severely detrimental health effects. What's more, sensible alternatives exist. I urge you to pass legislation eliminati more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 -- United Against Nuclear Iran issued the following statement on April 15, 2024: * * * On Monday, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement after the Islamic Republic of Iran's attack on Israel on April 13: "In the last year alone there have been over 170 attacks on U.S. interests by Iran's proxies. One led to the deaths of our servicemen and women at Tower 22 in Jordan. Israel suffered the worst terror attack in its more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: Next week in Ottawa, countries will reconvene to continue negotiations on an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. A revised draft of the treaty published by the United Nations Environment Programme contains certain positive measures to reduce plastic production. However, it lacks the necessary provisions to protect human rights and health from the impacts of plastic pollution, more PR

TROY, New York, April 17 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Upper Hudson Valley CODEPINK, in collaboration with the Albany chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Palestinian Rights Committee Albany, Intersectional Eco-Liberation Movement in Albany, and Healthcare Workers for Palestine, Alban, holds an Earth Day die-in event  more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 (TNSres) -- Uptime Institute issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: * * * New Assessment enables organizations to identify, document, track, and report on sustainability metrics & programs across their IT estate * * * Uptime Institute today announced the launch of the comprehensive Uptime Institute Sustainability Assessment, an assessment and award service that empowers organizations to clearly assess, benchmark, and demonstrate the sustainability credentials more PR

NEW YORK, April 20 -- Waterkeeper Alliance issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a groundbreaking new rule (https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-finalizes-critical-rule-clean-pfas-contamination-protect) to designate two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) - as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Res more PR

BRONX, New York, April 18 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: Miombo woodlands are the world's expansive dryland forest, spanning over 1.9 million km2 across more than eight countries within the greater Zambezi Basin. This extensive area plays a crucial role in global climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development efforts. More than 250 million people live in Miombo areas, and the vast majority depend almost e more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: (Jerusalem) - The Israeli military either took part in or did not protect Palestinians from violent settler attacks in the West Bank that have displaced people from 20 communities and have entirely uprooted at least 7 communities since October 7, 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. Israeli settlers have assaulted, tortured, and committed sexual violence against Palestinians, stolen their belongings a more PR

BRONX, New York, April 16 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: News released today by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) confirms what WCS scientists have been observing in the field for months: The world is experiencing its fourth global coral bleaching event, the second in the last 10 years. Read the NOAA/ICRI news release here (https://icriforum.org/4gbe/). Bleachin more PR